What type of electrical plug is this?

Old factory trick to get you to buy their replacement fan and no one else's. Apple computer and others are famous for that
-Mark
 
markba633csi said:
Old factory trick to get you to buy their replacement fan and no one else's. Apple computer and others are famous for that
-Mark
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But in this case it means they are selling the receptacle too. I don’t recall how expansive FASCOs product line was but maybe was bigger than I thought?


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the plug is an OEM configuration that i have not seen before.
if the motor is going to run off 115vac, i would terminate the cord with a 15 or 20 amp NEMA replacement, or connect the power leads to a suitable relay, and ground the green wire.
a simple toggle switch could be installed to run the fan too
 
Ulma Doctor said:
the plug is an OEM configuration that i have not seen before.
if the motor is going to run off 115vac, i would terminate the cord with a 15 or 20 amp NEMA replacement, or connect the power leads to a suitable relay, and ground the green wire.
a simple toggle switch could be installed to run the fan too
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I already purchased the NEMA 20A plug. It's just odd that the hot and neutral are swapped on this plug vs. what you normally see. Plus, yeah, the configuration is weird.
 
I wouldn't worry about the plug end. I would just check the wiring at the blower motor, switch will be Line, direct will be Neutral and Green ground.

I looked at the Fasco catalog, I found a couple of motors (fast scan of 184 pages) that had a plug with two round terminals (no flat). Indicated for drop into a refrigerator or cooling tower.

If you cannot determine the wiring from the fan motor side, I would contact Fasco with the Model number. Just in case it is one of those specialized motors.

FASCO
Eldon, MO
1-800-352-7207
 
Braeden P said:
That plug is sharp :laughing:
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Thumb injury was from working on my son's car. THAT was a bonehead move on my behalf.

The cut on my finger was from the corner of my welding table. Less of a bonehead move, but still...
 
on the weekend I cut myself on a burr so when I put the part in the vise it cut me again and then I picked it up to see if the burrs were gone the file made a burr and it cut me so now half of my fingers are cut open
 
Not knowing much about AC induction motors: How would you know at the motor end which was supposed to be hot? Does an AC motor care about polarity? Is there a standard way to connect at the motor end? I realize that it is important for the switch to interrupt the black (hot) line.
Robert
 
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